Baby with Daoist Monarch System-Chapter 549 - 216: Tigress

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Morning.

Before dawn, Xu Binghu and his son Xu Ran simultaneously opened their eyes. Ever since Xu Ran infused Xu Binghu with Innate Qi, it had been like this.

In these five months, the father and son were already used to it.

Xu Binghu carefully got out of bed, avoiding disturbing the sleeping Lian Ji.

He put on his shoes, walked into the courtyard, picked up the wooden stick beside him, and started swinging it.

The movements of the stick, from initially weak and feeble, gradually became forceful, each swing producing a sound in the air.

Meanwhile, Xu Ran sat cross-legged on the bed in cultivation.

When Xu Binghu’s stick movements became audible, it also signaled the time for Lian Ji to wake up.

Seeing Lian Ji come out, Xu Binghu stopped his actions, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and said, "Madam, over these five months, the internal injuries I had from hunting have completely healed!"

Lian Ji, upon hearing this, showed happiness and a hint of sadness, tenderly touching Xu Binghu’s solid chest, choked up and said, "Husband, you’ve worked hard!"

Xu Binghu replied, "It’s nothing, really!"

Lian Ji didn’t speak, only silently wiped her tears.

"Although I don’t know how my internal injuries healed, it is a good thing that they did!"

"To celebrate this great event, I’ve decided to go into the Great Mountain to hunt today."

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Xu Binghu, holding a wooden stick and with a bow and arrow on his back, ascended the mountain under the watchful eyes of Lian Ji and Xu Ran.

Xu Binghu stepped onto the narrow path, walking past giant trees that blocked the sky, and saw a winding and rugged trail.

On both sides of this rugged trail, white bones covered the ground, some belonging to animals, some to humans. If Lian Ji were here, she’d surely faint from fright, but Xu Binghu had walked this path countless times and was already accustomed to it.

After traversing the rugged trail, a large lake came into view, with only a single log bridge allowing the passage of one person at a time.

The log bridge was in disrepair and swayed precariously.

Seeing this, Xu Binghu held his breath, focused his eyes on what lay ahead.

This was the first hurdle to entering the Great Mountain.

This obstacle could only be crossed via the log bridge.

Beneath the lake, several massive shadows swirled, and one could even see an eye emitting a red glow swimming freely at the lake’s bottom.

Nobody knew how large the lake was; previously, someone from the Great Wilderness Border Village tried to circumvent the lake to enter the Great Mountain but, after walking a day and a night, found no trace of the edge, leaving them no choice but to abandon the attempt.

Carefully, Xu Binghu set foot on the log bridge, holding the wooden stick and carrying a bow and arrow.

As soon as he stepped on it, the shadows under the lake began to move around, as if waiting for Xu Binghu to fall in.

Xu Binghu chuckled coldly and quickly passed through.

"These tricks are only good for scaring newcomers. As for me, forget it!"

Seeing no one on the log bridge, the shadows submerged again, vanishing from sight.

Without pausing, Xu Binghu continued forward quickly.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

Just after crossing the lake, Xu Binghu heard rustling sounds not too far away.

"It’s a rabbit."

Xu Binghu was delighted. As a seasoned hunter, identifying prey by sound was fundamental, especially considering rabbits were most plentiful in the Great Mountain.

Indeed.

From the direction of the sound, a gray figure shot out from the bushes, moving lightning-fast, comparable to a hunting dog.

"These rabbits have been living in the Great Mountain for generations and have evolved this way, running so fast."

Without hesitation, Xu Binghu bent his bow, nocked an arrow, and his arm muscles bulged as his eyes narrowed, focusing on the fleeing rabbit.

Then, "Whoosh~", a sound of an arrow cutting through the air was heard.

"Squeak, squeak~", two faint sounds quickly disappeared.

Xu Binghu quickly approached, going to the last place the sound came from, and pulled an arrow-pierced wild rabbit from the bushes.

A bloody hole, the size of a fist, was visible on the rabbit, showing how powerful that arrow had been.

"My strength has grown quite a bit over these months," Xu Binghu couldn’t help but marvel.

Since being massaged by Xu Ran, he had overflowing energy every day and his strength had been gradually increasing, while the internal injuries from earlier years were slowly healing.

Over these five months, he had started to gradually increase the bow’s tension; the greater the tension, the harder it was to draw, but the greater its power — otherwise, how could it leave a fist-sized hole in a rabbit?

"Not only has my strength increased, but even my sight has become extremely sharp."

Back when Xu Ran was born, even though he could bring home a rabbit each day, it took the whole day to catch a single one due to their speed, making them hard targets.

But now, he could shoot with perfect accuracy, hitting the target every time, a testament to the improvement in his vision.

"Looking at the rabbit’s bloody hole, much of its body was ruined, with little meat left. It seems it can only be used as bait."

It appears that too much strength isn’t always a good thing.

However, using the rabbit as bait could yield a greater catch, provided one’s skills were sufficient.

"But, one rabbit isn’t enough; need to prepare a few more."

Before long, Xu Binghu was holding five rabbits, all with large holes in them.

"These five rabbits should be enough to lure bigger prey!"

Saying this, he carried the rabbits and moved deeper into the forest.

Before long, he followed a familiar route and reached a section of the forest.